diff -rdu cx88_orig/cx88-alsa.c cx88/cx88-alsa.c
--- cx88_orig/cx88-alsa.c	2006-09-19 20:42:06.000000000 -0700
+++ cx88/cx88-alsa.c	2007-02-08 19:00:34.625182682 -0800
@@ -507,7 +507,9 @@
  */
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_cx88_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t retval;
 	snd_cx88_card_t *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
+	struct cx88_core *core=chip->core;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	if (chip->read_count) {
@@ -518,8 +520,11 @@
 	}
 
 	dprintk(2, "Pointer time, will return %li, read %li\n",chip->read_offset,chip->read_count);
-	return bytes_to_frames(runtime, chip->read_offset);
-
+/* The cx_set line is part of an attempt to work around issue 1277 in MythTV */
+/* suggested by mrussotto@speakeasy.net */
+	cx_set( MO_PCI_INTMSK , 0x02 );
+	retval = bytes_to_frames(runtime, chip->read_offset);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /*
Only in cx88: cx88-alsa.c.orig
diff -rdu cx88_orig/cx88-tvaudio.c cx88/cx88-tvaudio.c
--- cx88_orig/cx88-tvaudio.c	2007-01-07 10:18:26.017825000 -0800
+++ cx88/cx88-tvaudio.c	2007-02-08 16:11:25.409488678 -0800
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_ALSA
 	/* restart dma; This avoids buzz in NICAM and is good in others  */
-	cx88_stop_audio_dma(core);
+	/* attempt to work around issue 1277 in MythTV	cx88_stop_audio_dma(core);*/
 #endif
 	cx_write(AUD_RATE_THRES_DMD, 0x000000C0);
 #ifndef CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_ALSA
-	cx88_start_audio_dma(core);
+	/* attempt to work around issue 1277 in MythTV	cx88_start_audio_dma(core);*/
 #endif
 
 	if (cx88_boards[core->board].blackbird) {
Only in cx88: cx88-tvaudio.c.orig